Russian Strike on Train Station Near Poland Seen as Warning to Kyiv’s Allies
The attack on Ukraine’s rail network, which connects the country to the West, was a jab at Europe, officials said. A photograph released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine after a Russian drone strike at a rail station in Lutsk, near the border with Poland, on Saturday. Credit... State Emergency Service of Ukraine, via Reuters Article by Jeanna Smialek and Lara Jakes Jeanna Smialek covers the European Union, and Lara Jakes covers NATO. Sept. 14, 2026 Updated 10:02 a.m. ET original article contains links Ukraine’s rail network is a link to the West. With airspace over the country closed, its trains crawl toward the border day and night, ferrying officials and dignitaries , along with ordinary people, to and from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The railway is a lifeline, and a potent symbol of support. European officials say that Russia’s weekend strike on a station near the Ukraine-Poland border, which hit perilously close to departing foreign visitors including the former C.I.A....